twin

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♦ twin /tw'ɪn/ (twins twinning twinned)
1 [N-COUNT] oft N n
If two people are twins, they have the same mother and were born on the same day.
Sarah was looking after the twins...
She had a twin brother and a younger brother.
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
Twin is used to describe a pair of things that look the same and are close together.
...the twin spires of the cathedral.
...the world's largest twin-engined aircraft.
3 [ADJ] ADJ n
Twin is used to describe two things or ideas that are similar or connected in some way.
...the twin concepts of liberty and equality...
4 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed with n, V-ed
When a place or organization in one country is twinned with a place or organization in another country, a special relationship is formally established between them. (BRIT)
Five Polish banks are to be twinned with counterparts in Western Europe...
The borough is twinned with Kasel in Germany.
5 [ADJ] ADJ n
Twin towns or cities are twinned with each other. (BRIT; in AM, use sister cities)
This led Zagreb's twin town, Mainz, to donate £70,000-worth of high-quality equipment.
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see also identical twin, Siamese twincon|joined twin /kəndʒ'ɔɪnd tw'ɪn/ (conjoined twins)
[N-COUNT]
Conjoined twins are twins who are born with their bodies joined.iden|ti|cal twin (identical twins)
[N-COUNT] usu pl
Identical twins are twins of the same sex who look exactly the same.Sia|mese twin /s'aɪəmiːz tw'ɪn/ (Siamese twins)
[N-COUNT]
Siamese twins are twins who are born with their bodies joined.twin bed (twin beds)
[N-COUNT] usu pl
Twin beds are two single beds in one bedroom.

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